ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Terry Moran doubled down Tuesday on his left-leaning position regarding gun control one day after slamming “right-wing media” by saying conservatives will “instantly politicize” acts of terror committed by Muslims but not mass shootings by Americans.

Moran seems to be transforming from straight-news reporter to liberal pundit, which would be fine, except for the fact that he is still a reporter who is expected to be fair and non-partisan.

Moran declined comment when asked if he was purposely shifting to punditry.

A gunman opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas late Sunday night, killing at least 59 people and sending more than 500 others to hospitals in what is now the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

Moran took to Twitter on Monday to write, “A Muslim commits an atrocity, right-wing media instantly politicize the tragedy: ‘Pass the travel ban!’ US mass shootings—’Don’t talk about guns!’”

Moran has also retweeted several anti-Trump and left-leaning messages from non-ABC reporters in the past 24 hours, including a Politico story about Jared Kushner’s alleged improper email use, a VOX piece that uses maps to highlight gun violence in America and a story published by The Atlantic which claims nobody is in control of the GOP.

Back on Sept. 30, Moran said Trump “shames our country” and referred to a tweet from the president as “contemptible.”

One of the first signs that Moran was morphing into a liberal pundit occurred last January, when the former “Nightline” anchor compared Trump’s inaugural address to Nazi rhetoric when he accused Trump’s “America First” phrase of being a “loaded term.”

“Now, he defined it here as total allegiance to the United States of America,” Moran said during ABC’s live inauguration coverage. “However, it carries with it, overtones from the 1930s, when an anti-Semitic movement saying, ‘We don’t want to get involved in Europe’s war. It’s the Jews’ fault in Germany!’ Charles Lindbergh led them.’ It is a term … the words itself carry very ugly echoes.”

Earlier this year, “Tucker Carlson Tonight” ran an entire segment that poked fun of the liberal bias on display on Moran’s Twitter feed. Carlson said it seemed like a “DNC press release with added moral outrage.”

Perhaps Disney’s ABC News doesn’t mind one of its reporters expressing liberal views, as the network has recently skipped coverage of immigration activists interrupting House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and President Trump accused ABC News anchor Martha Raddatz of crying on Election Night after he won (which the veteran journalist denied). The network’s chief anchor, George Stephanopoulos, was forced to recuse himself from moderating presidential debates for not disclosing a substantial donation to Clinton’s charitable organization back in 2015.

ABC News did not immediately respond to Fox News’ requests for comment.

Michael “Mike” Rowe, former host of “Dirty Jobs”, speaks during a Bloomberg West Television interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014.

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Mike Rowe reflected on Sunday night’s tragedy which left at least 59 people killed and more than 500 hospitalized after a gunman opened fire at a country music festival in Las Vegas.

One of Rowe’s Las Vegas-based fans named Molly wrote the “Dirty Job” star asking for a “comforting word.”

Rowe said in a lengthy Facebook post on Tuesday he was a frequent visitor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, where the gunman shot at the crowd of 22,000 from a room on the 32nd floor of the Las Vegas hotel.

Rowe pondered if he ever sat on the same “barstool” as the shooter, or “slept in the same bed,” as he had previously stayed on the 32rd floor of the building.

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“I remember looking down at the sprawling, empty space 300 feet below my window – the same sprawling space that was recently filled with thousands of people having a good time, right up until they weren’t, courtesy of a monster,” Rowe said.

The 55-year-old said he was “struck by how unknowingly we rub elbows with evil.”

But he urged his fans to take comfort in the kindness of others.

“Take comfort in men who threw themselves over other people’s children. They are no less real than the killer, and they are still with us. Take comfort in the woman who loaded wounded strangers into her car and drove them out of harm’s way. Take comfort in the hundreds of first responders who risk their lives every day, and the hundreds of anonymous citizens who stood in line to give their blood. Take comfort in the fact all good people are shattered, and that you are not alone.”

Poker player Dan Bilzerian attends qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway on April 24, 2015 in Richmond, Virginia.

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Controversial Instagram star Dan Bilzerian filmed himself running away during the Las Vegas shooting on Sunday, and the video has caught the attention of Dakota Meyer, who found found it distasteful.

The Medal of Honor recipient wrote a lengthy Instagram post slamming the millionaire for fleeing in the video Bilzerian shared on social media.

The post read, “This is why children shouldn’t classify heroes by their followers or their photos. @danbilzerian this is what kills me about people like you. Always playing…. so so tough when the cameras are on. A woman just got shot in the head and you are running away filming… Please stop trying to be someone your not. People are dying, you’re running away not helping them and pretending it’s worthy of a video is disgusting.”

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Social media users responded with mixed reviews.

One person on Instagram wrote, “…instead of helping the girl who was shot in the head, (you can survive that) he ran! Who in their right minds decides that the first thing they need to do is take a video in that situation? Put the phone away and do what you can to help.”

While another defended Blizerian claiming Meyer sounded “jealous.”

“So your first and only post about this is dogging this guy? What did you do to help? The only productive thing you could find to do is bash a video. I expect more maturity and leadership out of someone with your background. What good did this post do for the people hurting? None. This sounds like your jealous and attacking someone you wish you could live like.”

Meyer is married to Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol, and the couple have two children together. Bilzerian is notorious for showing off his wealth on social media.

John Rich, of Big & Rich, performed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival shortly before shots rang out at the show.

The country star was hanging out at the Redneck Riveria bar, which he owns, after his performance when the crowd at the festival was barraged with bullets.

The gun owner gave his weapon to an off-duty police officer.

Rich told Fox News on Monday, “I had a Minneapolis police officer off-duty hanging out. He came up to me and he showed me his badge and he says, ‘I’m officer… and I am not armed for the first time ever I can’t believe it. Are you armed? I said, ‘Yes sir, I am armed.’ I have my concealed weapons permit and I said, ‘Yes, I am armed.’ He said, ‘Can I have your firearm so I can hold point on this front door?'”

Music legend Tom Petty died late Monday night at age 66 after suffering a heart attack, but some media outlets, including CBS News and Rolling Stone, announced his death hours before he died because of erroneous information they got from the Los Angeles Police Department.

CBS News reported that Petty died on Monday afternoon, using “information obtained officially” from the LAPD. Shortly later, the LAPD tweeted that it had “no information about the passing” of Petty and “initial information was inadvertently provided to some media sources.”

“However, the LAPD has no investigative role in this matter. We apologize for any inconvenience in this reporting,” the LAPD wrote in a follow-up tweet.

Singer Tom Petty plays with his band ‘The Heartbreakers’ during halftime of the NFL’s Super Bowl XLII football game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants in Glendale, Arizona, February 3, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes (UNITED STATES) – GM1DXENUFCAA

Officer Tony Im told the Associated Press that he could not rule out that someone in the department spoke to reporters, but the LAPD declined further comment when reach by Fox News. A CBS spokesman echoed the LAPD’s tweets in a statement about the situation.

“CBS News reported information obtained officially from the LAPD about Tom Petty. The LAPD later said it was not in a position to confirm information about the singer and that ‘initial information was inadvertently provided to some media sources.’ In that statement, the LAPD also apologized for ‘any inconvenience in this reporting,’” the rep said.

Courtney Love, Talib Kweli, Kid Rock, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Stanley and Lin-Manuel Miranda were among the celebrities who posted messages about Petty’s death based on the premature report, according to the AP.

Musician Ringo Starr, former member of “The Beatles” (L) greets
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Starr, Billy Preston and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, at Warner
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Petty’s daughter, Annakim Violette, singled out Rolling Stone, who cited CBS’s confirmation in their report, even though CBS technically ran with the false information first. An Instagram message on an account widely attributed to Violette slammed Rolling Stone for prematurely killing her father.

“How dare you report that my father has died just to get press because your articles and photos are so dated,” Violette wrote. “This is my father not a celebrity. An artist and human being. F**k u.”

She also said the magazine is “dead” and it uses the “worst” artist for cover images because it’s “tabloid dog s**t.”

TMZ first broke the news that Petty was found unconscious and in full cardiac arrest on Sunday and noted on Monday that he “was not expect to live through the day.” TMZ was also the outlet to uncover that Petty was actually still alive when reports of his death had started to circulate.

Hours after the premature news of Petty’s death, his manager, Tony Dimitriades announced the singer’s authentic death in a statement.

“On behalf of the Tom Petty family we are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty. He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40 p.m. PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends,” the statement said.

Rolling Stone did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.

Dana White said the UFC would donate $1 million to the families of the Las Vegas massacre victims.

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The president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship has pledged $1 million to families of those affected by Sunday’s shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas.

Dana White of the UFC told ESPN that the sports organization came together Monday to discuss how to help those following the massacre.

Retired accountant Stephen Paddock opened fire from his 32nd-floor room of the Mandalay Bay hotel casino, killing at least 59 people and injuring nearly 530 others. Paddock killed himself as authorities stormed his hotel room.

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The UFC is based in Las Vegas and its owners, Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, also own casinos in the city, according to Forbes. Most of UFC’s fights were held in Las Vegas after the organization signed a deal with T-Mobile Arena.

“At the end of the day, this is our city — we love this place,” White told ESPN. “The first thing when we got up this morning, everybody, personally, got it together and made sure anybody they know or love was okay. Then we came in here and made sure all of our employees are okay.”

“Then you start thinking about this city, our hometown, and we felt we needed to do this. This is something we needed to do,” White said.

Besides the donation, White said Saturday’s UFC 216 event would be “dedicated to the entire city of Las Vegas.”

“I grew up here. All my friends and the people I’ve worked with in the UFC for the last 17 years live here,” White said. “I love this city. It’s good to go on vacation but when I land in Las Vegas and see those Strip lights, I’m always excited to be home.

“This is a place people come to have fun, unwind and relax. Last night is just disgusting. It makes me sick.”

White said that people should not be afraid to visit the city following the attack.

“If anyone else out there wants to help Las Vegas right now, plan that next trip. Don’t be afraid to come here. This city is safe. Tragedies are happening all over the world right now and it’s horrible, but don’t let it make you afraid to live,” White said.

Lena Dunham said there is “no way not to politicize” the shooting which left at least 59 people dead and more than 500 hospitalized after a gunman opened fire at the Route 91 Harvest Festival Sunday night in Las Vegas.

The “Girls” creator took to Twitter Monday to share her throughts.

“No way not to politicize this tragedy. It’s about gender & race as well as access to guns. Considering it random is comforting & dangerous,” Dunham tweeted.

Fans immediately responded to Dunham’s tweet urging the Hollywood actress to keep her opinions to herself.

“After the success you had during the 2016 election, it’s obvious that people really care about what you say,” one user tweeted at Dunham.

Another wrote, “Cars kill more people annually than guns. This is about humanity, not politics. But thanks for making it about you.”

“Are you kidding? You have to be,” one person added while another simply told Dunham to “zip it.”

The 31-year-old isn’t the only celebrity to polticize what is the deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history.

Lady Gaga tweeted Monday, “Prayers are important but @SpeakerRyan @realDonaldTrump blood is on the hands of those who have power to legislate. #GunControl act quickly.””Star Trek” actor William Shatner tweeted to his fans, “Why would you need an automatic weapon for self protection? If that many people were coming after you then you have much bigger problems.”

Tom Petty dead at 66 after full cardiac arrest

Rocker Tom Petty has died after suffering full cardiac arrest. He was 66 years old. Petty just recently wrapped up a long leg of his tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of his band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Tom Petty, who rose to fame in the ‘70s as the lead of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, died on Monday at age 66.

Tony Dimitriades, the band manager, announced the singer’s death in a statement. The legendary singer was found in cardiac arrest in the early hours of Monday morning at his home in Malibu, Calif.

Petty was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived, Dimitriades said. He died at 11:40 p.m.

Thomas Earl Petty fell in love with music at a young age after a chance encounter with Elvis Presley, and was the voice behind celebrated hits like “Free Fallin’” and “Don’t Do Me Like That.”

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform during the half time show of the NFL’s Super Bowl XLII football game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants in Glendale, Arizona, February 3, 2008.

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Born in Gainesville, Fla., Petty had a rough upbringing with an abusive father and saw music as his ticket out.

“Music,” he recalled to Men’s Journal, “was a safe place.”

Petty started the band Mudcrutch in 1970, but his real success came in the late ‘70s with the birth of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The band’s second album in 1978 was a hit with songs like “Listen To Her Heart.”

The band relocated to Los Angeles and defied the odds by remaining on good terms. In 2017, they embarked on their 40th anniversary tour. Last week, he wrapped up a long leg of the tour with three sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl.

The rocker recently said this tour would be his “last big one” during a chat with Rolling Stone.

He described the hectic nature of a country-wide tour during the June interview and said he had aspirations to record again.

Veteran rockers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are shown at the Walk of Fame ceremony in Hollywood April 28, 1999. From l-r: Mike Campbell, Howie Epstein, Tom Petty and Benont Tench.

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Petty’s final tour was one of the country’s top grossing, clocking in at at #9, with over $1.6 million in ticket sales.

During an October 2015 interview with Men’s Journal, Petty reflected on his famous determination.

“Probably the greatest achievement you can reach is when you’re able to forgive the most heinous thing in your life. I forgive anyone. That’s where I’ve arrived. And if I’m not successful at that, I forgive myself,” he said with a smile.

Petty’s albums included “Damn the Torpedoes,” ”Hard Promises” and “Full Moon Fever,” although his first No. 1 did not come until 2014 and “Hypnotic Eye.” As a songwriter, he focused often on daily struggles and the will to overcome them, most memorably on “Refugee,” ”Even the Losers” and “I Won’t Back Down.”

“It’s sort of the classic theme of a lot of the work I’ve done,” he told The Associated Press in 1989. “I think faith is very important just to get through life. I think it’s really important that you believe in yourself, first of all. It’s a very hard to thing to come by. But when you get it, it’s invaluable.”

Petty didn’t just sing about not backing down, he lived it. In 1979, he was enraged when his record label was sold and his contract transferred. Stating that he would not be “bought and sold like a piece of meat,” he self-financed what became “Damn the Torpedoes” and declared bankruptcy rather than allowing his label, MCA, to release it. He eventually reached a new deal with MCA, for better terms. In the early 1980s, he was again at war with MCA, this time over the label’s plans to charge extra money, a dollar higher than the standard $8.98, for his album “Hard Promises.” He again prevailed.

Petty was both a musician and obsessive fan, one who met his childhood heroes and lived out the fantasies of countless young rock lovers. He befriended Byrds leader Roger McGuinn and became close to George Harrison, who performed on “I Won’t Back Down” and joined Petty, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne in the impromptu super group the Traveling Wilburys. Petty inducted Harrison into the Rock Hall in 2004; two years earlier Dylan’s son Jakob inducted Petty. In the 1980s, Petty and the Heartbreakers supported Bob Dylan on a nationwide tour.

The world changed more than Petty did over the past few decades. In 2014, around the time he received an ASCAP Founders Award, he told The Associated Press that he thought of himself as “kind of a music historian.”

Musician Ringo Starr, former member of “The Beatles” (L) greets musician Tom Petty as he arrives for a screening of “Concert for George”, a new documentary film celebrating the music of George Harrison through performances by legendary musicians McCartney, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California September 24, 2003.

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“I’m always interested in the older music, and I’m still always discovering things that I didn’t know about,” he said. “To be honest, I really probably spend more time listening to the old stuff than I do the new stuff.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Vanessa Lachey made a return to television with hubby, Nick Lachey, on “Dancing With The Stars” but the mom of three told Fox News she could never see a reality show in the works for the family.

“No…he’s kinda been there done that,” she said referring to “Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica.” “We have three kids…this is fun because we get to dance and then it ends in a few weeks.”

Lachey is dance partners with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and explained why the all American show makes her proud to be an American.

“But most importantly our freedom, our freedom to be able to follow our dreams and to hopefully raise our kids in a world where they don’t feel stifled by anything. I am proud to be an American.”

“DWTS” has opened many new doors bringing in new fans for the former beauty pageant titleholder and TV personality.

“It’s amazing the reach ‘DWTS’ has…Nick and I have been in this industry- him for decades and me for over a decade— and just for two weeks being on the show our fanbase is different,” she explained. “…It’s a really sweet audience and it’s fun to be a part of.”

On her off day of dance practice, Lachey got to bring her two-year-old daughter, Brooklyn, to the L.O.L. Surprise Doll launch in Hollywood.

“She loves being like a mommy and these little dolls are a fun way for her to dress them and to take care of them,” she said. There are also sassy little dolls and she is sugar and spice; she is spicy. We thought this would be a great opportunity for her to see mommy’s world and bring her.”

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Las Vegas shooting: Celebrities react

In the wake of the horrific shooting in Las Vegas, Luke Bryan, Jake Owen, Jason Aldean and others take to social media to offer prayers and support for the victims

Jason Aldean is speaking out one day after a gunman took the life of 59 people and injured more than 500 after opening fire during the country singer’s set at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas Sunday night.

Aldean was in the middle of singing his song “When She Says Baby” when the shooter, Stephen Paddock, opened fire on the crown of 22,000 people.

“Over the last 24 hrs I have gone through lots of emotions. Scared, Anger, Heartache, Compassion and many others. I truely dont (sic) understand why a person would want to take the life of another,” Aldean wrote on Instagram late Monday night.

“Something has changed in this country and in this world lately that is scary to see. This world is becoming the kind of place i am afraid to raise my children in,” the 40-year-old, who is expecting his first child with wife Brittany Kerr wrote. He has two daughters from a previous marriage.

“At the end of the day we arent Democrats or Republicans, Whites or Blacks, Men or Women. We are all humans and we are all Americans and its time to start acting like it and stand together as ONE,” he pleaded.

The country singer said coming together is the only way to get the country to “be better than it has ever been” adding “we have a long way to go.”

He concluded his emotional post saying his “heart aches for the Victims and their families of this Senseless act.”

“I am so sorry for the hurt and pain everyone is feeling right now and there are no words i can say to to take that pain away. Just know u all are in my heart and my prayers as we all go through this together. Time to come together and stop the hate,” he said.

Video footage shared on social media shows the terrifying moment Aldean rushed off the stage as the shooter opened fire from his 32nd floor hotel room at the Mandalay Bay casino.

He posted hours after the tragic event to confirm that he and his crew were safe.

“Tonight has been beyond horrific. I still dont know what to say but wanted to let everyone know that Me and my Crew are safe. My Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved tonight. It hurts my heart that this would happen to anyone who was just coming out to enjoy what should have been a fun night,” Aldean wrote Sunday night.